Remove accents from text
Create a plain-letter copy for matching, slugs or older systems.
How to use the Remove accents from text
What does the Remove accents from text do?
Convert characters such as é, ñ and ü to plain base letters, with optional substitutions for ß, æ, ø and other special letters; It applies this page-specific rule: unicode normalization separates many accented characters into a base letter and combining mark.
Which inputs does this tool use?
To convert characters such as é, ñ and ü to plain base letters, with optional substitutions for ß, æ, ø and other special letters, enter Input text, Output; keep every value in the same example; select Process text when the values are ready; Start with a familiar case covered by this rule - Some letters do not decompose into a base letter - so the expected result can confirm the settings.
How should the tool result be read?
For a result intended to convert characters such as é, ñ and ü to plain base letters, with optional substitutions for ß, æ, ø and other special letters, some letters do not decompose into a base letter; read output together with the original input text rather than as an isolated answer, and confirm that its units or structure match the intended use.
Will ñ become n?
When the goal is to convert characters such as é, ñ and ü to plain base letters, with optional substitutions for ß, æ, ø and other special letters, yes.
Will ß become ss?
When using the page to convert characters such as é, ñ and ü to plain base letters, with optional substitutions for ß, æ, ø and other special letters, yes when special-letter transliteration is enabled.
Limits and accuracy
When using this tool to convert characters such as é, ñ and ü to plain base letters, with optional substitutions for ß, æ, ø and other special letters, accent removal loses information and cannot be reversed reliably; check the result in its intended destination before relying on it for important work; keep input text until the output has been checked in its intended destination.
How remove accents from text works
Unicode normalization separates many accented characters into a base letter and combining mark. Removing the marks converts examples such as café, niño and über to cafe, nino and uber.
Some letters do not decompose into a base letter. The optional substitution map handles common cases including ß, æ, ø, ł and þ, but it is deliberately not a complete language transliterator.
Accent removal loses information and cannot be reversed reliably. Keep the original spelling for names and published language; use the simplified copy only where accent-insensitive matching or legacy compatibility requires it.
Frequently asked questions
Will ñ become n?
Yes. It decomposes into n plus a combining tilde, and the mark is removed.
Will ß become ss?
Yes when special-letter transliteration is enabled. Without that option, ß remains unchanged.
Can the original accents be restored later?
No. Multiple original characters can produce the same simplified output, so keep a separate copy of the source.